Show Notes
On today’s Firebrand Report, I was invited on by Shane Yirak to go over an article of the day and shed light on news (and bring opinions) that are needed.
Nick’s Article
For my article, we go local to Arkansas where Sarah Huckabee Sanders is violating the Arkansas State Constitution by refusing to hold the needed special election to fill the vacant District 26 State Senate seat. Arkansas requires elections for vacant seats to occur within 150 days — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, after caving to pressure from both the State’s Republican and Democratic Parties — she is now only waiting 280 days. So why is she doing this? This vacant seat belongs to the District and Counties where Sarah Huckabee Sanders is planning to build a widely unpopular State Prison — the definition of TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
Shane’s Article
For Shane’s article, we go national for an economic report centered around the impacts of tariffs on the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) — which is used as an indicated for economic expansion or contraction. The data — 7 straight months where manufacturing has remained within the contraction threshold and only 5 industries reported growth. The primary factor in this continued trend of contraction? Tariffs.
For a longer analysis, see Shane’s coverage in his post show notes from today’s Firebrand Report.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-private-payrolls-decline-september-2025-10-01/
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Nick’s Notes
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